Adjustable headlight.



No. 876,488. PATBNTED JAN.14, 1908. S. E. PORTER & A. H. HARBAUGH.-

ADJUSTABLE HEADLIGHT. APPLICATION 'PILED FEB. a, 1907.

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ADJUS ABLE HEADLIGHT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 14, 190 8.

' Application filed February 5- 1907- gerial No. 355.962

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, SAMUEL E. P RTER and ALBERT'H. I-IARBAUG citizens of the United States, residing at Casstown, in the county of Miami and State of Ohio, have invented new and "useful Improvements in Adjustable Headlights, of which the followmg is a specification,

Our invention relates to adjustable head lights and particularly such head lights as are used upon cars, locomotives and the like.

In devices of this class it is desirable that in going up and down grades, or around curves, the head-llght be directed 1n such a Y direction as will throw the most light upon the road.

The object ofthis. invention is to so a range the head-light that it can be easily adjusted for all conditions oftravel.

In order that our invention may be more readily understood reference is had to: the accompanying drawing formingpart ofthis specification,- and in. which,

Figure l, is 'a plan view, and F ig. .2 a side elevation of our improved device as attached to an ordinary car.

Referring .to the represents anysuitable form of head-light which may be of any well known construc tion and does not. constitute any part of our nvention.

Bdesignates the dash-board of a car and C the platform.

The head-light A is mounted upon a hrackct P pivoted at D to an arm N, which in turn is pivoted at E to a lug or other sup port attached to the car or vehicle. The pivot 1) allows the head-light to swing in a horizontal. plane, while the pivot E'permits of movement ina vertical plane.

In order to control the positions of the light, we mount on the car platform or in any other suitable manner, two levers F and Gby means of pivots as H which allow said levers to swing in a vertical plane. Adjacent to the h. (rs are arranged two arc-shaped racks I and K adapted to cooperate with alocking boll l. carried by the levers means of a handle M as will be understood. A rod 0 passes through a suitable slot in the dashboard and connects'thc lever G with the head-light at one side of the pivot D. -When this lever is pulled back the light will be swung to the right into the position shown in dotted linesat A, Fig. 1.

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' lever and controlled by A rod Q connects the lever'F with a lug ,or eye attached to the arm N, and whenthis lever is swung backward on its'pivot the head light Willv be thrown up into the position shown indotted lines at A Fig. 2.. A reversemovement of the leverswill, of course, throw the head-' light in the opposite direction. It will thus be seen that by means of manipulating these two leversthe head-light may be turned up or down or to either side in any desired direchght. in any position in which it may-be set as will be well understood.

By this simple ar+ t ion and the locking'pawl L will. hold the rangement we are enabled to produce a headlight-structure which is very simple in operain throwing the light.

tlon and very effectiv e just where it is needed;

. Although we have shown our invention as applied to a car platform,iit is obviousthat it can be employed with equal facility in connection with automobiles, locomotives, or any other type of vehicle whatever.

H ving. thus described our invention, we claim as newand desire to secure. by Letters- Patent' 1. 'l he combination with a vehicle body,

of a fixed supportfan arm having one end vertically bifurcated to straddle the support and its other end horizontally bifurcated, a head light pivoted in the latter bifurcation, a operativeiyconnected with the head light, and a second lever connected with the arm.

'2. The combination with avehicle body, ofa fixed support, an arm having one end vertically bifurcated to'str'addle'the support.

and 'pivotally connected thereto, and. its other end bifurcated, a head lighthaving an extension pivoted inthe latter bifurcation, a lever operatively con-nected with'the head light to move it in arcs parallel with the plane of the .vehicle body, a second lever operatively connected with the armto move the latter through planes at'right, angles to the vehicle body, and means'for locking either of the leversat any desired adjustments.

In testimony whereof, we aflix our-signatures in presence of two witnesses.

' SAMUEL EPORTER.

' ALBERTH. HARBAUGH. Witnesses:

PLUMLEY DILL, MARTHA M. DAVY. 

